Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Tablescape Thursday is one of my favorite blogging days -- It's such fun to be able to visit so many homes each week and see what you've set on your tables -- I've learned so much from so many of you!

Here's my Fruits of Fall Tablescape. I'm probably telling my age here - but I can rememeber as a child how the fruits were much more limited to the seasons than they are now. Fall was the season for apples, pears, plums and grapes. Unlike today, when you can find most fruits year round.

I've filled my grandmother's antique compote with faux fruits for my centerpiece. I'm also telling my age here as I recall the earlier wax faux fruits my mother and grandmothers had in the 50's -- Certainly they didn't have the realistic look we enjoy now. Do you remember those too?

My tablecloth is filled with the fruits of fall -- apples, pears, plums and grapes. I got this cloth at Garden Ridge a long time ago.

Here's a closer view of our place setting.

Water glasses hold my fruit covered paper napkins.

These little apple bowls were my grandmother's -- perfect for the waldorf salads she made for Thanksgiving each year. I've used them often for fruit salads, but today, they'll be serving dessert - A nice hot apple cobbler topped with vanilla ice-cream.

You can see the fruit that's embossed on this clear glass salad bowl. I like glass plates and bowls because they coordinate with any color scheme. Since I have several patterns and textures on my table this week, I wanted a more subtle look for the dishes. These glass ones coordinate with the theme and blend well with this table. Now let's do the tabletop strip tease ....

Under the salad bowl I have a small mushroom colored plate. I got these a few weeks ago from Tuesday Morning -- they'd been marked down to $1.99 each.

New plaid napkins from The Yankee Candle shop. The colors are the same as on the tablecloth.

The charger/dinner plates are the same fruit embossed pattern as the bowls -- I got these at Garden Ridge about 10 years ago. The bowls I just found a week ago at GoodWill.

These woven placemates were a recent thrift/antique store find. I'm not sure what the design is flower? fruit? vegetable? - but the colors are also in the tablecloth -- you can't really see the pattern until you're down to the last dish.

My bamboo flatwear came from Marshall's this past spring.

An overview of the table (sideways).

Overview of the centerpiece.

Afternoon shadows cast upon our fruited table.

A final look at our table as the sun sets.

Be sure to visit all the other tablescapes set this week over at "Between Naps On the Porch" - hosted every week by Susan who is such an inspiration to each of us to have a pretty table week after week and season after season. Thanks Susan!

See ya!

P.S. This is my 99th post! So be looking for #100 -- maybe you'll see something "interesting".

35 comments:

Morning, Martha! Oh, your table is just so lovely! We're kindred spirits - I remember all of that waxy faux fruit. My mother had it too. It's really come a long way, hasn't it? Your table cloth is perfect and I love your flatware. I have some that's a dark brown but I'm loving the color of your handles. Those little clear plates are wonderful - I'm sure you could use these with many tablescapes.Good job, friend.Be a sweetie,Shelia ;)

Martha, you always surprise me every week with the way you put your tablescape together. Those placematts are so unique and to die for.All the glassware and how precious it must mean to you to use what your mother and grandmother has passed down. I have the bamboo flatware too from Horchow. I love them but I haven't used them much lately. Your table is so lovely and how you tied the napkin in with the tablecloth.

What a cute "Fall-y" table! I love the plaid napkins w/ the tablecloth too. And those placemats are so unique - I love stuff like that. I was looking through your great finds from your recent shopping trip at the Ragged Robin. I LOVE the chargers that you found! I just adore a unique shop like that.

Very pretty table, Miss Martha. I think it's so cool that you have such pretty things that belonged to your grandmother. That is a gorgeous tablecloth, and I love how your centerpiece picks up the fruit theme. Also love your silverware!Donna

Hi Martha! Hey I love your dishes. And I really like the plaid with the fruit tablecloth. It gives it such an extra punch...but I love them together. Your table is beautiful, everything you placed is perfect. Hope your Tablescape day is wonderful!Blessings,Debbie

Martha, what interesting placemats. I love the texture of the woven reeds with the textile. Great find! Your table is lovely and even more so with the light playing across it. Enjoyed your photos. ~ Sarah

Love the table ... and don't pretend to be old! My husband talks about the big stalks of bananas that used to come off the barges on the Mississippi River ... into our grocery stores in southern Illinois! They came complete with the taranchula spiders ... all the way from Central America! Thanks for visiting me!

Very pretty and I remember the wax fruit. My Great aunt had some in her library. My bro and I were looking at it and we thought it was real! I tried taking a bite and it left my teeth mark in it and I simply turned it around so you couldn't see it. I have often wondered if she ever found it and wondered about the teeth mark!!

Love the darling apple plates and the clear fruit embossed ones too. And yes, I remember the wax fruits of our childhood. Oh, dear, my age is showing too! Have a happy day and visit me for my 100th post coming soon.

Hello Martha! I love your Fruits of Fall themed table. Very nice. Your blog presentation is so darn pretty. Love the flowers on the vines along the sides and the header. You asked about Beatles Rock band...my family really likes it. We will probably add a third microphone and stuff to do more harmony.

I will admit that your lovely table brought back memories for me too. I remember when my grandmother had a bowl of wax fruit on her table. I have a few items that belonged to my grandmothers. I may have to unpack them for a table one of these days.

Hello Martha~ A celebration of a pretty new lookand 100 posts...Congratulations!! This fruited tablescape pairs so well with the wine and appetizers. The lighted wine bottles really add to this lovely Fall ambiance.

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I am a wife of 35 years, mother of two grown children. and grandmother to 4 adorable grandgirls. I love crafting, tablescaping, decorating -- but am probably not terribly talented at any of these. That doesn't stop me however. I'm so honored that anyone chooses to visit me -- I hope you find this blogspot to be a welcoming spot to visit -- come on in and stay awhile -- let's have a nice chat.